Completed Project Report


Heart of the Farm Conference Series

  • Award Amount: $20,554
  • Regional Center: North Central Extension Risk Management Education Center
  • Grant Program: 2005 Competitive Grant Program
  • Project Director: Jenny Vanderlin
  • Email: jmvander@wisc.edu
  • Organization: Center for Dairy Profitability

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Project Overview

The Heart of the Farm Conference Series continues to empower Wisconsin Farm women in production, price, financial, legal and human areas of risk management education. The Heart of the Farm Conferences bring women together in a professional setting and increases their knowledge and competence in farm business management skills and production. These conferences are a vehicle to decrease the social isolation experienced by many farm women by providing opportunities to network with their counterparts. The Heart of the Farm Conferences allow Wisconsin farm women to become better equipped to make decisions that increase their profitability and improve their life-styles. In the fiscal years 2005-07 there were 10 HOF Conferences held, reaching a total of 200 farm women statewide. These workshops were in locations consistent with previous conferences which provides the infrastructure to continue the Heart of the Farm Conference one-day conference program.

Number of Participants: 200

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